Kristin Cabot has resigned from her role as head of HR at Astronomer in the wake of the Coldplay kiss cam scandal.
It comes days after the US tech company’s CEO Andy Byron also quit, following the company’s announcement he would be placed on leave and investigated.
The pair were caught embracing on a jumbotron at a Coldplay concert in Boston,
The clip, in which Chris Martin can be heard jokingly questioning whether they’re having an affair, was shared online and quickly went viral.
Internet sleuths soon worked out who the pair were and that Byron was indeed married to another woman, Megan Kerrigan Byron.
Cue many, many memes and jokes at Byron and Cabot’s expense.
Astronomer has now confirmed in statements to several news sites that that Cabot no longer works for the company.
After Byron stepped down, the company, which deals with data, analytics and artificial intelligence, announced co-founder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy had been appointed interim CEO.
The firm posted on LinkedIn: ‘As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding
‘Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.
‘Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.
‘The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.’
Meanwhile DeJoy said in an update: ‘The events of the past few days have received a level of media attention that few companies – let alone startups in our small corner of the data and AI world – ever encounter.’
The clip was filmed, Grace Springer, 28, from New Jersey, who stood by her decision to share it online.
She told The U.S. Sun: ‘I had no idea who the couple was. Just thought I caught an interesting reaction to the kiss cam and decided to post it.
‘A part of me feels bad for turning these people’s lives upside down, but, play stupid games… win stupid prizes.
‘I hope their partners can heal from this and get a second chance at the happiness they deserve with their future still in front of them.’
The Metro has contacted Astronomer for comment.
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